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1398/04/22

Picasso’s Masterworks to be exhibited in Izmir

The masterpieces of world-famous painter Pablo Picasso will be exhibited in Turkey’s western Izmir Province from September 18, 2019 to January 5, 2020. Not only known as a master painter, Picasso was also a sculptor, printmaker and artist of ceramics and etching, as well as a writer who significantly impacted 20th-century art, dailysabah.com reported. In a statement, the Arkas Art Center in the Aegean province of Izmir said it would host Turkey’s section of the ‘Picasso-Mediterranee’ project, which includes a series of exhibitions in various institutions in Mediterranean countries. The ‘Picasso-Mediterranee’ project – initiated by the Picasso-Paris National Museum – promotes a multifaceted and multidisciplinary dynamic cultural cycle in 2017-2019, and eyes to strengthen ties across all shores, according to the project’s website.